Cultus Dispatches: Six Demographic Takeaways from the 2025 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey
Ten years of demographic data from the Tolkien Fanfiction Survey show consistencies in who reads and writes fanfiction, as well as a few key demographic shifts.
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Cultus Dispatches: Six Demographic Takeaways from the 2025 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey
Ten years of demographic data from the Tolkien Fanfiction Survey show consistencies in who reads and writes fanfiction, as well as a few key demographic shifts.
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(AKA Erestor unwittingly travels back in time to the…
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"Move farther north," Caranthir says to her a month after the attack, gaze steady on her even as his hands continue briskly gutting fish. "There is plenty of land closer to my fortress, and my people can help protect yours if there is another attack."
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“What did you do to your hair?”
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“It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?”
“It’s not as though I…
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[Writing] Down the Long Years by Isilme_among_the_stars
Bilbo, the strange old hobbit with the wandering feet, senses something special in young Frodo the first time he sees the lad; as they become close, they find in each other a cameraderie not well understood by other hobbits. Five poignant moments between Bilbo and Frodo Baggins over the course…
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Out of the shadow, light is born anew.
A Chieftain is dead. And whilst the events surrounding his death are unclear, a son tries to come to terms with his loss.
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Scribbles and Drabbles 2026
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I like that discussion about the niphredil and their proper treatment.
Well done, Nellas, for daring to tell the princess off!
And that's some powerful magic (for want of a better word), to put them back to sleep--like Yavanna did with the other flowers, before the Sun rose.
Nellas can be surprisingly brave when it comes to speaking up of the principles and people she loves - one of the reasons I adore her so much is that she is doing that for Túrin in canon, and out in the forest where she is more comfortable, I don't picture her daunted by much anything. :)
Interesting point about Lúthien's magic as well! It's not a connection I'd made, since Lúthien has all those spring-bringing attributes (which with her as part-Maia I tend to take at face value more than artistic license by some smitten minstrel or historican), so it didn't feel like the reverse was impossible either - but I see your point and now you have me wondering about the relationship between the different Maiar and Valier and their attributes... either way, thank you for the review! :)
Sorry contact funzt ned, so einmal hier..Irgendwie ist es erstaunlich, wie viele deutsche Autoren sich perfekt in Englisch verwirklichen können, allein hier in diesem Forum.
Wenn ich nicht wüsste, dass ich niemals meinem eigenen Standard gerecht werden könnte, gäbe es da schon die eine oder andere Geschichte, die ich in diesem Umfeld posten würde.
Im Deutschen gibt es da so recht keine Plattform für, seitdem Cuthalion und *die Herrin des Westens * ihre Seiten auf Eis gelegt haben.
Das Höchste, was ich diesbezüglich mal geschafft habe, und das auch nicht hundertprozentig befriedigend, war, Marnie Goodbodys tollen Geschichten zu übersetzen.
Nun, ja, so bin ich halt stolz auf meine Landsleute, die das nun wirklich besser können, und genieße die Früchte deren Arbeit!
Woher kommst du denn, wenn ich fragen darf, dass es bei dir Grabhügel gibt?
Dir noch einen schönen Tag, und schreib fleißig weiter....
Sullhach/Lia
PS. ..Ich bin eigentlich Pöttlerin, lebe aber inzwischen im Münsterland, aber am liebsten lebte ich irgendwo in den Lowlands, oder dem Lake District, ich liebe die englische Landschaft und Lebensart...
Gerade mal versucht, per Contact zu antworten, deswegen hier nur nochmal kurz vielen lieben Dank für die Nachricht. :)
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